Reduxer

Reduxer
Remix album by alt-J
Released	28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
Length	43:07
Label	Infectious Atlantic
Alt-J chronology
Relaxer (2017) Reduxer (2018) The Dream (2022)
Singles from Reduxer
"In Cold Blood (Twin Shadow Version)" Released: 14 June 2018 "3WW (OTG Version)" Released: 14 August 2018 "In Cold Blood (Kontra K Version)" Released: 31 August 2018 "Deadcrush (Alchemist x Trooko Version)" Released: 5 September 2018 "Last Year (Terrace Martin Version)" Released: 18 September 2018

Reduxer is the first remix album by English indie rock band alt-J, released on 28 September 2018 by Infectious Music and the Canvasback Music division of Atlantic Records.^[1][2] It contains remixes of songs from their third studio album, Relaxer, done by various producers and featuring a number of different vocalists, mainly hip-hop artists.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Drowned In Sound	6/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit	7.5/10[6]
No Ripcord	5/10[7]
PopMatters	6/10[1]

Reduxer received a 66 on aggregator Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gus Unger-Hamilton, Joe Newman, and Thom Sonny Green except where noted.

Reduxer track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"3WW" (OTG version; featuring Little Simz)		5:07
2.	"In Cold Blood" (Twin Shadow version; featuring Pusha T)	Gus Unger-Hamilton Joe Newman Kontra K Pusha T Thom Green	2:47
3.	"House of the Rising Sun" (Tuka version; featuring Tuka)	Gus Unger-Hamilton Joe Newman Thom Green Traditional	5:50
4.	"Hit Me Like That Snare" (Jimi Charles Moody version)		4:32
5.	"Deadcrush" (Alchemist x Trooko version; featuring Danny Brown)	Gus Unger-Hamilton Daniel Sewell Joe Newman Thom Green
6.	"Adeline" (ADP version; featuring Paigey Cakey and Hex)	Brendan Francis Behan Gus Unger-Hamilton Hanz Zimmer Joe Newman Thom Green	3:47
7.	"Last Year" (Terrace Martin version; featuring GoldLink)		4:18
8.	"Pleader" (Trooko version; featuring PJ Sin Suela)		4:46
9.	"3WW" (Lomepal version; featuring Lomepal)		3:16
10.	"In Cold Blood" (Kontra K version; featuring Kontra K)	Gus Unger-Hamilton Joe Newman Kontra K Thom Green	3:35
11.	"Hit Me Like That Snare" (Rejjie Snow version; featuring Rejjie Snow)		3:00
Total length:			43:07

Charts

Chart performance for Reduxer

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	76
French Albums (SNEP)[9]	133
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10]	120
US Billboard 200[11]	38

References

1. "alt-J's Reduxer Reinterprets Relaxer". PopMatters. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
2. "Reduxer". Tidal. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
3. "Reviews and Tracks for Reduxer by Alt-J". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
4. Yeung, Neil Z. "AllMusic Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
5. Miller, Kellan (10 October 2018). "Reduxer". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
6. Meixner, George (27 September 2018). "Alt-J recruit Danny Brown, Little Simz and more for a refreshing hip-hop sidestep". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
7. Smith, Matthew (18 October 2018). "Reduxer". No Ripcord. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
8. "Ultratop.be – alt-J – Reduxer" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
9. "Lescharts.com – alt-J – Reduxer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
10. "Discografie Alt-J". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
11. "alt-J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2020.